English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Middlesbrough
    • 17': Riley McGree

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Middlesbrough at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Riley McGree.
    • 17': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Substitution, Birmingham City. Cody Drameh replaces Marc Roberts because of an injury.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
    • 23': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 23': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 26': Hand ball by Andre Dozzell (Birmingham City).
    • 28': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
    • 28': Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Forss.
    • 34': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Laird with a cross.
    • 42': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+2': Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Koji Miyoshi.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Andre Dozzell.
    • 50': Offside, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna is caught offside.
    • 51': Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
    • 52': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
    • 53': Foul by Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough).
    • 53': George Hall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Foul by Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough).
    • 57': Delay in match (Birmingham City).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 66': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Greenwood replaces Marcus Forss.
    • 70': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 70': Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Jordan James.
    • 71': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 71': Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Finn Azaz replaces Riley McGree.
    • 75': Foul by Alex Pritchard (Birmingham City).
    • 75': Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 77': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 77': Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tyler Roberts replaces Alex Pritchard.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 79': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
    • 79': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 83': Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 86': Foul by George Hall (Birmingham City).
    • 86': Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
    • 90': Attempt missed. George Hall (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lewis O'Brien.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+8': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+8': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    0 Saves 2
    47.2 Possession 52.8
    12 SHOTS 9
    3 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    286 Accurate Passes 319
    403 Passes 449
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    15 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    80 Long Balls 65
    19 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    15 Effective Tackles 16
    21 Tackles 26
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 8
    29 Effective Clearances 32
    29 Clearances 32

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 17,829

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Middlesbrough 4 +6 12
    2 West Bromwich Albion 4 +3 10
    3 Stoke City 4 +5 9
    4 Leicester City 4 +3 9
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    4 Marc Roberts
    44 Emanuel Aiwu
    3 Lee Buchanan
    2 Ethan Laird
    29 Alex Pritchard
    13 Paik Seung-Ho
    16 Andre Dozzell
    28 Jay Stansfield
    19 Jordan James
    11 Koji Miyoshi
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Gary Gardner, George Hall, Cody Drameh, Tyler Roberts, Emmanuel Longelo, Ivan Sunjic, Juninho Bacuna, Neil Etheridge, Lukas Jutkiewicz.

    MID Middlesbrough (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Seny Dieng (GK)
    3 Rav van den Berg
    5 Matthew Clarke
    17 Paddy McNair
    28 Lewis O'Brien
    16 Jonathan Howson Yellow Card
    8 Riley McGree
    27 Lukas Engel
    12 Luke Ayling
    9 Emmanuel Latte Lath Yellow Card
    21 Marcus Forss
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Thomas Glover, Anfernee Dijksteel, Alex Gilbert, Luke Thomas, Isaiah Jones, Sam Greenwood, Daniel Barlaser, Finn Azaz, Samuel Silvera.

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